Anderston then & now - part8 pages84-86 street names

Part Eight
Street Names & Their Origins
Pages 84 - 86
Anderston	Named after James Anderson founder of the village in 1725
Anthony St.	Not known. Originally called Hope Street. Reallocated to the Anderston Centre
Argyle St.	Named in memory of the Duke of Argyll. Originally called Anderston Walk. The thoroughfare was called Main Street until 1909
Atlantic Quay	A recent designation to complement the riverside commercial developments
Balaclava St.	Named in honour of William ‘Crimea’ Simpson who was born in nearby Carrick Street
Beltane St.	Named after a pagan festival
Bishop St.	Part of a route used by the Bishop’s of Glasgow during pre-Reformation times
Blythswood St.	Named after the lands of Blythswood Estate. Originally called Mains Street
Breadalbane St.	Named after an area in Argyll
Broomielaw	Describing a grassy slope (hill) or meadow on which broom grows
Brown St.	In memory of the senior partner of a bleachfield that once occupied the site
Carding Lane	Called after a weaving process. Originally Jamieson Lane
Carrick St.	Opened in 1800 and named in memory of a junior partner of the bleachfield that once stood here
Catherine St.	Not known
Central Quay	A new designation to complement the commercial developments along the riverside
Cheapside St.	Borrowed from the London district
Claremont St.	Named by the owner of the property after a town in France
Cleveland St.	Named after an area in England
Clydeferry St.	Being the main approach to the ferry. Originally called Clyde Street
Corunna St.	Commemorating Sir John Moore’s victory at the Battle of Corunna, during the Napoleonic Wars
Cranston St.	Named after the estate on which the street was formed
Crieff Court	Named after the Perthshire town. Originally called Cameron Court
Crimea St.	Named after William ‘ Crimea’ Simpson who was born nearby. Originally called West College St
Dorset St.	Named after a county in England
Douglas St.	Named in honour of James Douglas of Blythswood Mains
Dover St.	Named after an English port
Elderslie St.	Named after the Renfrewshire town of that name. Peden Cross-stood on corner of Elderslie and Argyle St
Elliot St.	Not known. Possibly named after a Councillor Elliot
Elliot Square.	Skypark Industrial Estate occupies much of this site
Finnieston St.	Reminder of the village of Finnieston founded in 1751and named in honour of Rev. John Finnie
Finnieston Square	Situated within the ‘Skypark’ development (see Finnieston Street)
Grace St.	In memory of daughter of John Geddes of Verreville. Street was originally located in Finnieston
Guest St.	Named in honour of Bailie Guest, one time Councillor of Anderston. Originally called Hill Street
Heddle Place	Named after part of a handloom. A reminder of Anderston’s weaving roots
Holm St.	Being the Holm or Hollow of Blythswood and marking the southern boundary with Anderston
Houldsworth St.	Named in memory of Henry Houldsworth, mill owner and Provost of Anderston. The western portion, running between Finnieston/Elliot St was at one time known as Havelock St
Hydepark St.	Borrowed from the London district. The northern section between Stobcross St and Cranston St was originally called Catherine Street
James Watt St.	Named in Memory of James Watt, who lived in a house that stood on the site
Kent Road	Named after the Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria
Lancefield St.	Named after Lancefield Mansion that once stood here
Little St.	Not known. The street originally connected Whitehall Street and Warroch Street
McAlpine St.	Named in memory of a partner of a bleachfield that once occupied the site
McIntyre St.	Not known. Opened in 1856
Minerva St.	Named after the Roman goddess of intelligence and the arts
North St.	Takes its name from direction leading out of Anderston. Originally called the Lang Road
Oak St.	Not known. Reallocated to the Anderston Centre
Oswald St.	Named after James Oswald owner of the land on which the thoroughfare was built
Piccadilly St.	Borrowed from the London district
Pitt St.	Named after William Pitt the statesman
Pembroke St.	Named after a Welsh county
Perth St	Named after the Scots town of that name
Port St	Not known
Quays	There were five Quays: Anderston, Hydepark, Lancefield, Finnieston and Stobcross
Richard St.	In memory of Richard Gillespie, son of a linen-printer who had a house nearby
Robertson St.	Named in memory of Mr. Robertson of Plantation, who owned part of Broomielaw Croft
School Wynd	The area where the Burgh school once stood. Originally called Union Place
Shaftesbury St.	Named in honour of Lord Shaftesbury
Stobcross St.	Named after the Estate of Stobcross. Derived from an ancient wooden cross - ‘Stob Cross
St.Vincent St.	In commemoration of the Battle of Cape Saint Vincent, 1799
St. Vincent Cres.	Refer to St. Vincent Street
Tunnel St .	The thoroughfare leading to the old tunnel under the Clyde
Warp Lane	In memory of a weaving process. Originally called Sharpe’s Lane
Warroch St.	Named in memory of the junior partner of the Anderston Brewery
Washington St.	Named by Miss Mary Reid, owner of the land, in honour of her hero George Washington, founder of American Independence
Wellington St.	Named in honour of the Duke of Wellington
Whitehall St.	Borrowed from the London district
William St.	In memory of William Gillespie, owner of Wellfield Mansion, which stood nearby. The eastern portion between North St and Bishop St was originally known as West Bothwell St
W. Campbell St.	Named in memory of the Campbell family; owners of Blythswood Estate
W. Greenhill Pl.	Formerly known as World’s End
York St.	Named in honour of the Duke of York
Former Street names
Anderston Walk	The main route connecting Glasgow to Anderston; now Argyle Street
Belgrave St.	Later changed to Beltane Street
Cadzow St.	Off William Street
Catherine St.	Originally connecting Stobcross St and Cranston St later changed to Hydepark St
Church Place	The entrance to the original church. Later changed to Heddle Place
Clyde St.	Road leading to the Clyde. Later renamed Clydeferry Street
College St.	Named after a school that stood there around 1810. Now Crimea Street
Delftfield Lane	Named after the Pottery that stood on the site
Havelock St.	This thoroughfare connected Finnieston St and Elliot St the name was later changed to Houldsworth St
Hill St.	Being situated on the brae of Cranstonhill. Renamed Guest Street
Hill Square	Later renamed Stobcross Square
Hope St.	The northern part was known as Wee Hill Street. Latterly known as Anthony Street
Jamieson Lane	Possibly named after the owner of the property. Later called Carding Lane
Main St.	Being the main thoroughfare. Now called Argyle Street
Mains St.	Part of the Mains of Blythswood
Paterson St.	This thoroughfare used to run off William Street
Rope Walk	Indicating the area where ropes were made
Sharpe’s Lane	Named after John Sharpe who had a hostelry there in the 1750’s. Later called Warp Lane
Union Place	Commemorating the Union of the Crowns. This street now forms part of School Wynd
West Bothwell St.	Changed latterly to William Street
World’s End	Area named by weavers of Finnieston who took a pessimistic view of world situation
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